Roberto Cabrales

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Southeast Los Angeles community organizer for Communities for a Better Environment

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For decades, there've been reports of toxic contamination from the Exide battery recycling plant in Vernon.

Cleaning Up Exide, after Decades of Pollution and Misconduct

For decades, there've been reports of toxic contamination from the Exide battery recycling plant in Vernon.

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